green building

Eco-educational Films and Slideshows

Posted by Siel on June 9, 2009 - 2:24pm.

From green architecture in Los Angeles to environmental scenes from under the ocean, the web's got a lot of great eco-educational entertainment for your work break.


Afterlife for Jeans

Posted by E.B. Boyd on April 8, 2009 - 12:18pm.

Many discarded jeans end up in landfills. These end up in the walls of someone’s house




The Making of a Green, Clean Kitchen

Posted by Siel on May 27, 2008 - 12:14pm.

If you've got big spring greening plans for the kitchen, check out these guides for green kitchen renovations


Green Building: Not Just for Freaks?

Posted by Philip Higgs on December 4, 2007 - 6:45am.

Green building is gaining acceptance, but right now there are growing pains to grapple with if you're a do-it-yourselfer.


Straw Bale Building 102: Getting Plastered

Posted by Philip Higgs on November 27, 2007 - 6:00am.

What do you do after your straw bale walls go up? Get plastered! (Oh ho ho!)



Straw Bale Building: I'm A Believer

Posted by Philip Higgs on November 20, 2007 - 5:30am.

When I wanted sunshine, I got rain: But now that I'm a straw-bale evangelist, whats a little moisture to me?


Straw Bale Building 101

Posted by Philip Higgs on November 14, 2007 - 7:29am.

Hay is for horses; straw is for building test walls in a three-day straw-bale building course.



Is Concrete Green?

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 30, 2007 - 6:01am.

The old studio is down. But I can't make up my mind about how to build the new studio.


Recycling the Whole Studio

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 23, 2007 - 7:30am.

Philip Higgs is reusing the materials from an old studio on his property to build a new one. (Take that, New York Times!)


Tear the Roof Off the Sucka!

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 16, 2007 - 10:10pm.

The deconstruction continues. Over the weekend we almost had the roof off – but then the rains came


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